November 5, 2018 BYU’s Peter Kuest Cards Course Record 61 at Poppy Hills Brigham Young University junior Peter Kuest got off to a record start at this week’s annual St. Mary’s Invitational at par-71 Poppy Hills Golf Course. Kuest, who grew up in Fresno and played on the Junior Tour of Northern California, fired…
October 29, 2018 Sacramento Native Cameron Champ a PGA Tour Champ Sacramento native Cameron Champ doesn’t have to stress over his PGA Tour status anymore. On Oct. 28, Champ, who finished third in the 2017 NCGA Player of the Year standings, claimed the Sanderson Farms Championship in just his second start as a tour member.…
October 24, 2018 Stocker Cup Preview Content Courtesy of AmateurGolf.com It’s Stocker Cup time once again, and even as much of the field remains familiar, we are guaranteed suspense at the end of three days at the Preserve Golf Club. With defending champion Tyler Crawford out of the field with an injury, a new champion…
October 23, 2018 Jim Mahaney–2018 NCGA Course Rater of the Year As it is with many things in life, it’s all about who you know. Or in some cases, who knows you. Back in the late 1990’s, Jim Mahaney was a golfer living in the Bay Area. At the time, his wife Mary was…
October 23, 2018 Joan Caldwell-2018 NCGA Tournament Official of the Year Joan Caldwell really didn’t have any idea what she was getting herself into. Back in the early 2000’s, the now 66-year-old San Francisco resident attended a Rules seminar only because it was a requirement to play in the championship at her home club, the LPGA…
October 22, 2018 Rare Double Aces at PWGA Play Day A recent PWGA Ladies Play Day at Diablo Hills GC in Walnut Creek featured a rare occurrence. Sharon Greene got things going by acing the 88-yard, par-3 4th hole using an 9-iron. It was the first time that Greene had scored an ace. “I thought,…
October 15, 2018 USGA, R&A Finalize Limits on Use of Green-Reading Materials The USGA and The R&A have published the finalized interpretation on the use of green-reading materials in golf, which take effect on Jan. 1, 2019. The new interpretation of Rule 4.3 (Use of Equipment) has been introduced following a six-week feedback period.…
October 3, 2018 USGA Announces U.S. Junior Amateur Field Increase Good news for Northern California junior boys’ has arrived. On Wednesday, aligning with ongoing initiatives to expand its support of junior golf, the United States Golf Association (USGA) announced that the field size for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship will increase from 156 players…
October 1, 2018 By Gary McCormick JTNC Players Take Two of Top Three Spots at PURE Insurance Championship With 16 Junior Tour of Northern California players in the field of 81 juniors at the 2018 PURE Insurance Championship, the odds were pretty good that more than one player from one of the local area’s…
September 29, 2018 JTNC’s Owen Avrit Loses Pro, But Keeps Going By Gary McCormick The week of the PURE Insurance Championship hasn’t gone the way Owen Avrit envisioned it. The standout Junior Tour of Northern California player got a great draw in the pairings lottery for the event when he was paired with pro Mark…